Monday, August 13th, 2018
OTTAWA, ON – Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd., an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial visualization software, announced today the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for emergency airspace management, in a project funded by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). The trials were conducted at an abandoned airfield near Pembroke, Ontario, with the participation
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Fugro is introducing a new bathymetric lidar system that delivers industry-leading depth penetration and point densities for nearshore and coastal mapping. Known as RAMMS (Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System), the field-proven technology promises to deliver an efficient and cost-effective solution, dramatically improving upon other bathymetric lidar mapping capabilities. “Traditional bathymetric lidar technology requires customers
Friday, August 10th, 2018
London/Montreal/Edinburgh – Ecometrica has forecast further years of profitable growth after its latest figures showed earnings tripled to £650,000 – almost 15 times what they were two years ago. The Edinburgh-headquartered downstream space and sustainability reporting company saw turnover increase by 109% to £5.5m in the year to the end of March. Profits were
Friday, August 10th, 2018
HERNDON, VA – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced today that it was selected by Zin Technologies to build and test the Psyche Compute Element. This critical flight system component was designed by NASA’s Jet
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Orbit GT and CompassData Inc. USA, sign comprehensive Reseller Agreement. “We’re very pleased to announce that CompassData is joining the global Orbit GT family”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “CompassData is a well respected company with great knowledge and experience in reality capture and 3D mapping. We’re thrilled to start co-operation and jointly
Friday, August 10th, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS – DroneDek, mailbox of the future technology, has just been awarded a US Patent for last mile drone delivery. DroneDek is set to disrupt the parcel, package and mail delivery industry by leveraging several patent claims it was awarded that combine to make it a mailbox on steroids. DroneDek aims to solve drone delivery by
Friday, August 10th, 2018
LONDON and NEW YORK – Blippar, the leading augmented reality and computer vision company, today announced the launch of its new indoor visual positioning system (watch demo video here). By pairing the accuracy of indoor visual positioning using computer vision with the interactivity of augmented reality (AR), Blippar has created a new system that enables
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Orbit GT releases the free ArcGIS Pro plugin for its 3D Mapping Cloud SaaS platform and on-premise 3DM Publisher. “The ArcGIS Pro plugin opens a complete new world to all ArcGIS Pro users”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “It provides access to massive 3D resources available in 3D Mapping Cloud or from your
Friday, August 10th, 2018
The Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) inaugural North American Oil & Gas Workshop was held recently in Boulder, CO and has been hailed as a great success by sponsors, speakers and attendees alike. With over 90 attendees from across North America and from as far away as Brazil, UK, Norway and Italy, the two-day event
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Geospatial industry leaders have announced the formation of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) at the 8th session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) on August 1. Co-founded by a group of 21 companies, the WGIC aims to be a collaborative platform for advancing the role of the geospatial industry and strengthening its contribution
